The eternal frontier : an ecological history of North America and its peoples / Tim Flannery.
The eternal frontier : an ecological history of North America and its peoples / Tim Flannery.
The eternal frontier : an ecological history of North America and its peoples / Tim Flannery.
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Publisher
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2001.
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508.7/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
404 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Act I. In Which America Is Created and Undone -- 1. Ground Zero -- 2. The Reordering of North America -- 3. Of Hellbenders and Hoofed Creatures -- Act 2. In Which America Becomes a Tropical Paradise -- 4. First Contacts -- 5. The Bridge over Greenland -- Act 3. In Which America Becomes a Land of Imm...
26. What's Home on the Range? -- 27. Reinventing America.
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Publisher
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2001.
Edition
1st American ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2001.
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Summary
"Sixty-five million years ago, a meteor six miles wide smashed into the Gulf of Mexico, ending the age of dinosaurs and devastating the North American continent. Starting with this catastrophic event, The Eternal Frontier recounts the extraordinary ecological history of North America, showing how the continent originally came into being and eventua...
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The eternal frontier : an ecological history of North America and its peoples / Tim Flannery.
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First published by Text Publishing, Melbourne Australia in 2001.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-395) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2001.
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508.7/1
Record Identifier
74VvA7akAvdl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvA7akAvdl
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ISBN
0871137895
9780871137890
DDC
508.7
MMS ID
991013529789702626
